The Intertestamental Period Myron C. Kauk
Chronology at the End of the Old Testament 722 BC – Assyria Conquers Israel 586 BC – Babylon Conquers Judah 538 BC – Persia Conquers Babylon 536 BC – Exiles Begin to Return 516 BC – Second Temple Completed 480 BC – Esther Queen of Persia 444 BC – Nehemiah Rebuilds Walls 430 BC – Malachi
Persian Rulers Cyrus (556-527 BC) Cambyses (527-521 BC) Darius Hystaspis (521-586 BC) Xerxes (486-465 BC) Artaxerxes Longimanus (465-424 BC) Xerxes II (424-423 BC) Darius Nothus (423-404 BC) Artaxerxes Mnemon (404-358 BC) Ochus (358-338 BC) Arsus (338-336 BC) Darius III (336-331 BC)
Alexander the Great 336 – Crowned King of Macedonia 333 – Battle of Isis, Conquers Syria 332 – Conquers Egypt, Visits Jerusalem 331 – Battle of Arbela, Conquers Persia 323 – Dies in Babylon
Ptolemies and Seleucids Ptolemy Soter (323-285) Ptolemy Philadelphus (285-246) Ptolemy Euergetes (246-221) Ptolemy Philopator (221-204) Ptolemy Epiphanes (204-182) Ptolemy Eupator (182-181) Ptolemy Philometor (181-145) Seleucus Nicator (312-280) Antiocus Soter (280-260) Antiocus Theus (260-246) Seleucus Calinicus (246-227) Seleucus Ceraenus (227-223) Antiochus the Great (223-187) Seleucus Philapator (187-176) Antiochus Epiphanes (175-163) Antiochus Eupator (163-162) Demetrius Soter (162-151)
The Hasmoneans Judas Maccabaeus (166-160) Jonathan Maccabaeus (160-143) Simon Maccabaeus (143-135) John Hyrcanus (135-104) Aristobulus (104-103) Alexander Jannaeus (103-76) Salome Alexandra (76-69) Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II (69-63)
The Romans Julius Caesar (49-44 BC) Mark Antony (44-31 BC) Augustus (31 BC – AD 14) Tiberius (AD 14-37) Caligula (AD 37-41) Claudius (AD 41-54) Nero (AD 54-68) Galba (AD 68-69) Vitellius (AD 69) Vespasian (AD 69-79) Titus (AD 79-81) Domitian (AD 81-96)
Credits Maps from Logos Bible Software – www.logos.com Timelines from Bibleworks – www.bibleworks.com Geneology from www.bible-history.com Ptolemies and Seleucids – Bible Knowledge Commentary